Refrigerator cabinet



y 1930- G. w. MASON 1,756,984

Filed July 19 1926 GEORGE W Mqso/v Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE W. MASON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO COPELAND PRODUCTS m- CORPORATED, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATIONOF MICHIGAN REFRIGERATOR CABINET Application filed July 19,

It is quite customary in the building of refrigerator cabinets which are to be used with ice to provide legs on the same so as to dis pose the bottom of the cabinet several inches above the, floor level. In the building of mechanical refrigeration cabinets it is quite customary to utilize the space beneath the refrigerator cabinet for the purpose of housing the mechanical units of the system. In the first case it will be apparent that the space at the bottom of the cabinet is wasted and in the second case the construction provided is more or less unsightly-and is also objectionable for the reason that the heat taken from the refrigerator cabinet is released directly under the cabinet and the natural rising tendency thereof reacts disadvantageously upon the cooling of the cabinet.

t is the primary object of my invention to provide a cabinet upon the top of which a mechanical refrigeration unit may be installed and enclosed by a hood for the purpose of ornamentation ,and beneath which a'chamber may be-provided for the storage of vegetables, such as potatoes and other like articles which are not kept within the food compartments of the cabinet. Thus the appearance of the assembly is materially enhanced, the working mechanism of the refrigeratin system is used. at'the most eflicient point and the space beneath the food compartment of the refrigerator cabinet is advantageously used.

My invention consists in the arrangement, combination and construction of the various parts of my improved device as described in the specification, claimed in my claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator 40 cabinet embodying my invention.

Fig. 2'is a perspective view of the compartment provided beneath the food compartments of the refrigerator cabinet. I

I have shown a refrigerator cabinet 1 within which may be provided the conventional food storage shelves (not shown). The bote tom of the cabinet 1 which is suitably insulated against transfer of heat as in conventional constructions, rests on the top 5 of a lower compartment 2, the joint between the 1926. Serial No. 123,267.

cabinet and the compartment being hidden by a molding 6 which is fixed to the compartment 2. An opening 7 is provided in the front of the compartment 2 and a drawer 3 is adapted to be inserted therein, knobs 4 being provided on the drawer for opening and closing it. If desired, the rear of the compartment? may be left partially open or a plurality of holes 8 provided therein for the purpose of ventilating the space within the compartment 2 and thereby prevent the melding of fresh and green vegetables which may be stored in the drawer 3.

A molding 9 is provided around the top of the cabinet and a hood 10 is adapted to be placed on the top of the cabinet within the molding 9 so that the joint between the hood and cabinet proper may be hidden. The com ponent parts of a mechanical refrigeration unit may be positioned on the top of the cabinet within the hood 10 and the louvred front 11 of the hood will provide ventilation of the space therein.

It will be apparent that I have provided for the accommodation of a vegetable storage compartment, a refrigerator food storage chamber and a mechanical refrigeration unit Within a minimum of space and with a maximum of efliciency with relation to all of the elements. The heat taken from the food compartment by the mechanical refrigeration system will be released at the top of the cabinet and thereby will not tend to reheat the cabinet. Likewise the vegetable compart ment at the bottom of the cabinet will be acted upon by the cool air which is always present near the floor level, the space between the floor level and the food compartment will be utilized and the whole will present an ornamental appearance.

It will be obvious that various changes may be made in the arrangement, combination and construction of the various parts of my 1mproved device without departing from the spirit of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims such changes as may be reasonably included within the scope thereof.

What I claim is:

1. In combination, a compartment for storage provided with an open top and a ventilated side wall, horizontally extending supports secured adjacent the top of said com-' partment, and a refrigerator cabinet having a heat insulated imperforate bottom received on said supports.

2. In combination, a compartment adapted to rest directly on a floor and provided With an open top and an openingin a side Wall thereof, a drawer insertable into said compartment through said openlng in said side Wall, supports extending across said open top, moldings secured to the side Walls of said compartment and projecting above said top, and a refrigerator cabinet provided with an imperforate heat insulated bottom Wall socketed between said moldings and supported on saidsupports.

' GEORGE W. MASON. 

